12A Q1 Grammar Review 1

Colby is writing a sentence for his English assignment. Which of the following is a key requirement for a strong independent clause?

• It must have a subject and a verb

• It must be a question

• It must contain a metaphor

• It must be in the past tense

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Avery writes the sentence, "The dog barked loudly." What is the definition of an independent clause, like the one Avery wrote?

• A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence

• A group of words that has everything it needs to survive on its own

• A phrase that describes a noun

• A sentence fragment

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Grace and Frankie are writing sentences for their English class. Grace writes: "I went to the store I bought some milk." What is a classic run-on sentence?

• A sentence that is too short

• A sentence that is too long

• Two independent clauses joined with no punctuation or conjunction

• A sentence with too many commas

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CCSS.L.4.1F

KK and Cole are building a wall. Why is using just a comma to join two independent clauses like trying to hold two bricks together with a piece of scotch tape?

• Because it makes the sentence too short

• Because it is like trying to hold two bricks together with a piece of scotch tape

• Because it makes the sentence a question

• Because it adds unnecessary detail

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Kayla and Gianna are writing sentences in class. They each write two independent clauses and want to separate them in the simplest and most powerful way. What punctuation should they use?

• A period

• A semicolon

• A colon

• A dash

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Grace and Antonio are writing sentences. Grace writes: "The sun is shining. The birds are singing." What does using a period between these two independent clauses create?

• Separation, giving each idea its own space and spotlight

• Confusion between ideas

• A run-on sentence

• A dependent clause

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Ben finished his homework, and Colby started reading a book. Which of the following is a conjunction that can be used to connect these two independent clauses?

• And

• Because

• Although

• If

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Kayla and Gianna are writing sentences for their English class. When should they use a comma and a conjunction to connect two independent clauses?

• When you want to show that two ideas are connected or that one leads to the other

• When you want to create a fragment

• When you want to separate unrelated ideas

• When you want to end a sentence

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Val is writing an email to her teacher. Why does using punctuation correctly matter in her writing?

• It tells your reader what you mean

• It makes your writing longer

• It adds unnecessary complexity

• It confuses the reader

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Kyle is working on his college essay and wants to make his story much more powerful. What should he focus on?

• By being clear

• By using long sentences

• By avoiding punctuation

• By writing quickly

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A